Houston TX (February 28, 2011) – ExtremeTix, a top-tier provider of ticketing and event services solutions, today announced the appointment of Deven Nongbri as Vice President of Marketing, reporting to Brent Currier, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for ExtremeTix.

Nongbri, who most recently helped form the online innovations team within Dell as part of their global marketing group, brings over 15 years of high-level marketing and communications experience to the new position. Nongbri will assume the leadership and management responsibilities for acquisition, retention, branding and product development efforts for ExtremeTix.

"Deven brings an enormous passion for ensuring people enjoy their entertainment experiences and has the marketing chops to really help elevate our clients’ marketing efforts,” said Currier. “He has a unique background, set of professional experiences and vision to rapidly advance our plans to grow and will be an important part of the management team going forward,” Currier explained. 

Prior to his tenure at Dell, Nongbri founded his own brand strategy and marketing consultancy, working with a number of technology firms, professional sports organizations and their marketing agencies. Before starting that company, Nongbri built out the interactive, database and new media practices at the San Antonio Spurs and helped establish social media guidelines the leagues use with professional athletes and team front offices today.

“Associations, sports teams, venues and festivals need ticketing strategies and technologies which bring the most people to events,” Nongbri explained. “Having spent most of my career on the client side, in sponsor, team and event planner roles, I understand the challenges faced in marketing events and know the importance of having an experienced partner, such as ExtremeTix, at your side.”

Nongbri went on, “I am thrilled to be joining such strong team and am looking forward to helping making our clients’ events successful.” 

Nongbri also spent a number of years at AT&T, Johnson & Johnson and Sara Lee in management roles in strategic planning, marketing, corporate communications and business operations.  Nongbri holds a master's degree in marketing from Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree from Trinity University in San Antonio.

About ExtremeTix
ExtremeTix, Inc. is a leading provider of innovative ticketing solutions and a broad range of event services to the Entertainment Industry. Focused on driving client success, the company boasts the best service and support in the industry, with no start-up fees. At the same time, ExtremeTix provides an enhanced consumer experience with easy-to-use applications and a full suite of social media engagement tools. Based in Houston, the company has branch offices in Tampa, Grand Rapids and New York.

For additional information, please contact:
Brent Currier, EVP of Sales and Marketing, bcurrier@extremetix.com; 800-370-2364 x352